So Gwen recently told me about an online study from Harvard that tests a person's implicit associations - basically meaning what their gut reactions are to different types of people. The web site has a handful of demo tests that you can take, or you can sign up and officially participate in their study.
Here's what I learned about myself:
I have a slight preference to old people instead of young
I have no preference between african-american people and white people
I have no preference between gay people and straight people
I have a slight preference to non-arab-muslim people instead of arab-muslims
I have a strong preference towards Jewish people as opposed to other religions (not sure where that comes from...)
I have a slight preference to thin people as opposed to fat.
I have no preference between boxers and briefs
I strongly prefer John Kerry to George W. Bush (duh...)
NOTE: If anyone takes offense to my results, I suggest they check out the site before responding, because what these tests measure is a person's unconscious, immediate reaction. I don't actually prefer to be around all-Jews all the time even though I did go to Brandeis...
Comments
If it makes you feel better, the Judaism test actually measures your response to the religion itself over other religions. So it's probably to be expected that your score would be what it is, if Jewish symbols make you think of things like family and days off from school and getting presents.
Posted by: Gwen | January 18, 2005 08:46 AM